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Ok  , this is it, ready to start this journal, for today the goal is to cover from chapter 8 aminoacids to chapter 12 Glycolysis. Only source: Kaplan and FA aside. Good luck for everyone.
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that is the spirit: perseverance. sometimes i feel like giving in.  nice quote you got there 'As the path become steeper, it means you're nearing the summit. Now is when it's especially important to keep climbing'.
i will keep it in my mind.
good luck
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Ok, today I completed the topics but I still feel weak in some areas  , proteins stuff took me a while to get right, all those graphics so related to Pharm, Vmax, Km, but amazingly everything is related so this time spent is worth for other subjects as well, only did kaplan questions but the time spent was worth it 
Tolito, we all feel like throwing the towel at times, for me that is when i don't get the concepts, i got to understand the concepts cold, otherwise i wont be able to apply them in the questions, i am a Goljan fan and as he says we should go after the "why" instead of the "what" . I hope you are feeling better and motivated as well. keep strong man, we can do this
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thanks 4mymd. i am back in the stream of things. i was frustrated cos i could not grasp the concept of micro. i felt like i was only memorizing the stuff so i just left it. i am awaiting the proper books and then i continue.
am glad you are doing good. keep on trucking.
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Hey Tolito,
I know Micro it's a big one, but once you get it, you get it! If you don't mind, what books are you gonna check on? I was a real dummy with this subject until I took the lectures with Dr Ruebush from Kaplan; I also started using Flashcards, that teacher gosh! she is the best in immuno and micro ; on my next reading I will try to get all that stuff really really cold, Good luck Tolito!
I am still doing metabolism, until thursday, for me this is the big deal cause this is really memory as well as micro and I suck remembering enzymes but in the next 2 days I gotta have this done.
Have a good one 
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MRS, and kaplan dvd for micro and levinson for immuno. everyone swears by these resources. what do youthink?
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Hey
Tolito, personally I am only sticking to Kaplan, I used those books you mention before at school but for this time of preparation for the exam I think you should stay with one source, the videos might help a lot since reading by yourself is sometimes boring but with the videos the teacher will keep up with you and telling you the high yields in every topic, Let's face this, Micro it's just memory and plus, if you have your immuno cold you will nail this  , for micro we have to use all aids possible, flashcards, mnemonics even if these are gross, anything to remember all these bugs is useful, I bought the flashcards from BRS which are pretty simple but still useful. Best of luck buddy
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Ok,
One more day , All enzymes deficiencies and pathways to get cold, gosh they are so many that sometimes i feel hopeless, will I be able to remember all that? I better... having Hansen is just great, then the rest of the road I think I can do it on my own, but gosh so many enzymes
Tomorrow I start with Biostat, easy stuff huh? I will try to do many problems related with this topic, so tired right now 11pm, i gotta go and call a night for today. Have a good one ok.
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thanks 4mymd. you are doing pretty good. keep it up. you are lucky to have read these 'good' books before. yes kaplan is the main study book and i will do just as you suggest with micro once i start with it again.
see you tomorrow.
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Thats right 4mymd..biochem, its just cramming..I really dont like it, but once I am done with my own pneumonics..its stays for ever, granted if u revise it often..
Good going All the best!!
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Hey Tolito and Hodgkins, thanks for your replies I was sooooo tired yesterday, good thing I had the day off today from K. I had personal stuf to do, didn't make it to study biostat today but tomorrow is the first day with Daugh, hope all this money is worth it , I will have an extensive review of biostat and behav until monday with doctor Daugh .
Hodgkins as you see I stole your idea of avatar, jeje, at least I know I will get these 2 damn pics right  jeje thanks for the idea bud.
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4mymd..I saw that, good we can remember for ever for sure, I hope somebody uploads other stuffs like ALL, CLL like that, thats really helps!
I like Steven daughtery..too, he is just awesome, enjoy, give all your concentration..Good luck friend..
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Hey hodgkins, thanks I am enjoying dr daugherty, he is way too funny at the lectures, we are done with biostat and now behavioral comes. sometimes I feel so tired and want to take a break but then I remember "Why am I doing this", then it kicks my butt when i remember why so I can keep going.
Today I will check questions from beh nbme, it's said these are most similar to the exam so i better get to see that now. Good luck with your reading.
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that is what happens with me too when i feel like a little more nap!!!! where did you upload the avatar? i would like to do same.
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Heck! I am so tired , it was 8 hours with Daugherty, very interesting though. I am gonna read through it once more and rest for tomorrow's lecture  . Tolito, I got the picture from yahoo web images. Gotta go now because tomorrow is gonna be a long day. Have a good studying
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dear 4mymd. you are doing so well. but tell me how you listen to 8 lecture in a day. like two sessions of 4 hrs.
and do you make notes on kaplan books during lectures or after the lecture.
are you listening to all the lectures or just BS. please help as i am a bit confused about this.
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where are you? i hope you are not fagged out with all the studies!!! see you tomorrow
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Hey Gang,
Got a little trapped in the lectures like an Ionized substance in urine jeje , doing pharm right now as you can tell, Beh Sci was great. Yes Malik, we have 7 or 8 hours sessions a day at Kaplan and after that I study on my own to review it again fast, that's why I didn't write the last 2 days because came home so late just ready to sleep. My next and last subject is Patho with Sir Goljan, getting ready for it
hey Tolito and Hodgking how are you doing? hope you are doing great! Keep studying guys, see you at night
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Thats reaaaalllyyy great 4mymd..Patho wow with Goljan, if u can just tell him, there is a person here who admires his teaching ability, and convey our wishes to him can you
All the best 4mymd..keep moving We can do it
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yes tell Goljan someone says to name usmle step 1, goljan exam. i saw that on the forum a while back. i envy you a lot.
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wow , ur one luky person , ptho lectures live , he is great ,
u will feel much better once u finish these kaplan lectures ........... good luck
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You are really very lucky to get lectures from Dr Goljan. I am anxiously waiting to hear how did it went.
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Yes i am so unlucky, i paid for it online and i am yet to receive it. i cannot seem to see anyother seller online. i am going to pray hard that God speaks to the guy's heart so he will send it to me in good time.
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Tolito, what did you pay for? Golgi audios? good luck!.... K are being very strict this time, they are not letting us to have any other thing other than the G. lecture notes and pencils or highlighters to use during his class. It's good somebody else got his audios before, now it would be impossible. I know that was not legal but heck, is great to have the oportunity to keep listening the knowledge he has to transmit to med students; beside, money is not everything in this world, He has received way more blessings than any other person I know in person and I think that is something .
Still trapped in Pharm, this doc is so funny jeje. Well, hope to be done by sunday, gosh Easter! great time to celebrate and right after, on monday I start with Golgi', better me getting very inspired after easter mass 8hours long a day/5 days, somebody is gonna get huge doses of caffeine huh?
Good luck on your studies and focus!
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hi
we are waiting to hear his new "pearls"
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